Easter Monday
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Easter Monday
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Emergency services found the 26-year-old man outside Laxa Lounge on Ruby Street, Peckham, in the early hours of Easter Monday, where he died despite treatment by paramedics.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Chinese markets were closed for the Qingming Festival while others, including Sydney and Wellington, took a break for Easter Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
In recent years, his predecessor Francis, who died on Easter Monday last year aged 88, had to give up attending for health reasons.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
This week, Bayrou proposed eliminating France’s Easter Monday and Victory Day holidays, the latter marking the defeat of Nazi Germany.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025
The next day, Easter Monday, the office was going to be closed, which meant we wouldn’t be able to move around until Tuesday morning.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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